Neighbors, On this day, 246 years ago, the American colonies took the firsts steps toward self-governance and independence from the British Empire with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The justification for upending order in the New World is
This newsletter marks week five of the second session of the 32nd Legislature. Prior to the start of this session, I predicted that there would be a push to make early (Pre-K) education part of our education system. SB 111 has bi-partisan support
After several recent lengthy updates, I promise to keep this short and to the point! Earlier this week I wrote about the risk permanent fund earnings pose to our oil & gas industry. My premise was that increased permanent fund investment earnings
The second week of session is now behind us. Only sixteen more to go! I fully expect this session will continue until the 120th day, May 17, 2022, or very close to it. At this point, I would be very
The Legislature met today for day one of the Second Session of the 32nd Legislature. I will continue to serve on the House Finance Committee. HFIN will meet Wednesday-Friday this week with reports from DOR, OMB, and Legislative
Caucuses: My Perspective The conversation about caucuses in the Alaska Legislature must start with a look at the constitutional authority the legislature derives its power from. Below are excerpts from the state constitution followed by my perspective on caucuses in
